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military recovered a trove of documents in iraq, basically the sort of rosetta stone of al qaeda in iraq. when they looked at these documents and analyzed them, they found that 40% of the foreign fighters coming into iraq were coming from libya, which was an unexpected thing to fi. historically libya has provided quite a lot of suicide attackers to al qaeda, and the group that is sort of deemed to be behind this attack is probably one of these sort of splinter groups from al qaeda central. >> how strong is their presence there in libya, and who leads them, do we know? >> reporter: you know, i mean there's a sort of umbrella group, according to the libyan -- former libyan jihadist, supporters of sharia. i think a lot of this is relatively secretive. this is not obviously an organization that operates in a very overt manner. my guess is that we're talking about a few hundred people at most. it doesn't represent the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people who were taking up arms against gadhafi. they have -- as the reporter in libya indicated, being able to do some attacks on w
military recovered a trove of documents in iraq, basically the sort of rosetta stone of al qaeda in iraq. when they looked at these documents and analyzed them, they found that 40% of the foreign fighters coming into iraq were coming from libya, which was an unexpected thing to fi. historically libya has provided quite a lot of suicide attackers to al qaeda, and the group that is sort of deemed to be behind this attack is probably one of these sort of splinter groups from al qaeda central....
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we know that we are no longer actively engaged in iraq. we know that osama bin laden is no longer plotting new terrorist attacks. there may be other people doing it, but osama bin laden is not alive and doing it. we know that the auto industry did not fall apart. we know that there are successes on his watch. so that you have to just take that piece and say, that's not -- that's not going to work. >> got to leave it there. i'm sorry to cut you off. got to leave it there. the president speaking live in norfolk, virginia. i want to listen in. let's listen in real quick. >> i had missouri going pretty deep, but i want you to know i've got no hard feelings. let's just say you owe me one. now, i know that whatever i say here today, it's going to be at best a distant second to the speech you will hear tonight from the star of the obama family, michelle obama. you know, this is just like a relay and you start off with the fastest person. so i'm going to be at home. i'm going to be watching it with our girls. and i am going to try not to let them
we know that we are no longer actively engaged in iraq. we know that osama bin laden is no longer plotting new terrorist attacks. there may be other people doing it, but osama bin laden is not alive and doing it. we know that the auto industry did not fall apart. we know that there are successes on his watch. so that you have to just take that piece and say, that's not -- that's not going to work. >> got to leave it there. i'm sorry to cut you off. got to leave it there. the president...
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there's a very strong pro-western sentiment in iraq, but they do feel that interest then waned ask that the central government there needs a lot of support. the sort of support we see in iraq and afghanistan, to give them that sort of security apparatus to control these sorts of elements. >> u.s. sources say they don't believe this was necessarily targeting the ambassador, the u.s. ambassador, and you have intelligence sources yourself saying they had expected something. what do you think was the purpose then of these attacks? >> to attack u.s. interests, and as a result of drone attacks on al qaeda, leaders in libya and elsewhere, yemen as well, this was an opportunity, if you like, to attack u.s. interests. you know, the consulate is more of a soft target than the embassy. this gave them perfect cover to do it, so, yeah, it's basically a response to drone attacks that have been taking out al qaeda leaders very effectively. do not be surprised to see more drone attacks in the days ahead against some of those camps that are in libya. >> all right. michael holmes, thank you very much. ap
there's a very strong pro-western sentiment in iraq, but they do feel that interest then waned ask that the central government there needs a lot of support. the sort of support we see in iraq and afghanistan, to give them that sort of security apparatus to control these sorts of elements. >> u.s. sources say they don't believe this was necessarily targeting the ambassador, the u.s. ambassador, and you have intelligence sources yourself saying they had expected something. what do you think...
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ambassador to iraq and also head of the u.s. delegation on talks with north korea and its nuclear issue. now he is the dean of the school of international studies, university of denver. good to see you, chris. first of all, i want to play a bit of sound prosecute president ahmadinejad here because he really is setting the stage hoor for what we think is going to be a conflict, but also i want to talk a little bit about israel and whether or not they see an attack on iran as an opportunity. what do we -- what do we thif the language from ahmadinejad and from netanyahu, whether or not that is really going to happen? >> i'm sorry. were you going to play the tape? >> no. chris, if you could, explain to us -- i know that ahmadinejad has already made some comments and he is saying here that he believes that potential of war with iran could be inevitable. do we think this is just a bunch of bluster. we've heard this from him before. >> well, there's certainly a lot of bluster. i mean, if there were an israeli strike, it would not be to
ambassador to iraq and also head of the u.s. delegation on talks with north korea and its nuclear issue. now he is the dean of the school of international studies, university of denver. good to see you, chris. first of all, i want to play a bit of sound prosecute president ahmadinejad here because he really is setting the stage hoor for what we think is going to be a conflict, but also i want to talk a little bit about israel and whether or not they see an attack on iran as an opportunity. what...
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ambassador from iraq. thank you for joining us, mr. ambassador. >> thank you. >> first of all, when you hear of a diplomat being killed, what goes through your mind? >> first of all, it's a terrible tragedy. it's a tragedy for our country but tragedy for our foreign service community. diplomats all over the world and, as we speak, many other diplomats are risking their lives to carry out our country's interests. so these kinds of situations are truly tragic. and my heart goes out to the families. >> so you serve d as ambassador to iraq and i would think that security was always a concern there. from what you've heard, do you think the ambassador had enough security? >> i don't think the time now is to be second guessing the security package. i can absolutely aassure you that security was paramount on the minds of that embassy and the ambassador. the issue will be -- there will be time to discuss this. the issue will be why did he go to benghazi. clearly, he knew the scene there and clearly he knew a lot of the players there. i think a
ambassador from iraq. thank you for joining us, mr. ambassador. >> thank you. >> first of all, when you hear of a diplomat being killed, what goes through your mind? >> first of all, it's a terrible tragedy. it's a tragedy for our country but tragedy for our foreign service community. diplomats all over the world and, as we speak, many other diplomats are risking their lives to carry out our country's interests. so these kinds of situations are truly tragic. and my heart goes...
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we have liberated 27 million muslims in iraq. >> yes, rabbi, we have to wrap it up. i know you are passionate about it and we appreciate it. we appreciate it, but unfortunately only an hour for the show. we will have you both back, rabbi and bishop. it is almost the bottom of the hour and in a couple of seconds here so we want to get you up to speed to the other headlines and then continue on with the con r versation here. two islamic militia groups are disbanding and shutting down bases in libya in response to protesters demands. in benghazi, protesters are trying to reclaim the streets. >> reporter: the demonstrators began taking the situation into their own hands and storming various headquarters of known extremist militia s s in the ci of benghazi. >> four people were killed and dozens injure d on friday night. >>> at least 220 people were killed today in syria with government forces shelling aleppo and the damascus suburbs coming as the rebels of the syrian rebel armies have had many ex-soldiers who are have defected to fight the regime. >>> straight ahead here
we have liberated 27 million muslims in iraq. >> yes, rabbi, we have to wrap it up. i know you are passionate about it and we appreciate it. we appreciate it, but unfortunately only an hour for the show. we will have you both back, rabbi and bishop. it is almost the bottom of the hour and in a couple of seconds here so we want to get you up to speed to the other headlines and then continue on with the con r versation here. two islamic militia groups are disbanding and shutting down bases...
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. >> i know there's a sense there, unlike iraq, afghanistan, international interests, let's say, waned after gadhafi fell. arwa, thanks for your reporting as always. >>> more on what we're working for "newsroom international." what to know what happens going on behind the scenes in north korea? we asked kim jong-il's former sushi hef. the most famous rapper in italy, italian rapper. what it takes to break into the american music scene.ni ! [ male announcer ] isn't always the one you plan to take. whoa, check it out. hey baby goat... no that's not yours... [ hikers whispering ] ...that's not yours. [ goat bleats ] na, na, na -- no! [ male announcer ] now you can take a photo right from video, so you'll never miss the perfect shot. [ hikers laughing, commenting ] at&t introduces the htc one x. now $99.99. rethink possible. without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. starts with ground beef, unions, and peers baked in
. >> i know there's a sense there, unlike iraq, afghanistan, international interests, let's say, waned after gadhafi fell. arwa, thanks for your reporting as always. >>> more on what we're working for "newsroom international." what to know what happens going on behind the scenes in north korea? we asked kim jong-il's former sushi hef. the most famous rapper in italy, italian rapper. what it takes to break into the american music scene.ni ! [ male announcer ] isn't...
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also in iraq for that matter. particularly in the benghazi area, which hasn't fully yet come under control of the central libyan government. libyan government leaders were very, very quick to condemn what happened, the killing, the death of ambassador stevens, and the other three american diplomats. called it cowardly and criminal, and said that they would be hunted down. as you know, the united states has said, president, secretary of state, that these killers will be brought to justice. very important to know that this is not a sort of anti-americanism all over libya that's at work. it's a small group of militants and extremists. the same thing happened apparently in egypt. >> explain to us because this was a big question that we had earlier this morning before learning the new information about the ambassador ms group. perhaps not targeting him, but explain what was that about, the protests, the outrage in libya and egypt against this film, this american film that was critical of the prophet muhammad? >> well,
also in iraq for that matter. particularly in the benghazi area, which hasn't fully yet come under control of the central libyan government. libyan government leaders were very, very quick to condemn what happened, the killing, the death of ambassador stevens, and the other three american diplomats. called it cowardly and criminal, and said that they would be hunted down. as you know, the united states has said, president, secretary of state, that these killers will be brought to justice. very...
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that boned up the security on that very street we share with the british embassy back in 2003 when the iraq war broke out. and then it was bolstered again in 2011 during the arab spring. how did these people get to the position they got to? where was the security? >> again, ashleigh, that's what many are asking. just -- you know, about ten days ago egyptians marched on to the embassy to protest the horrendous -- syrians there and the regime and egyptian security forces beat many people up and exchanged rocks with many of the protesters. i'm not calling for violence against anyone or any side but where was egyptian security yesterday especially around the u.s. embassy and usually treated like a fortress. again, i ask where's the egyptian president morsi and doing to secure our revolution and what is he doing to make it clear that he does not allow these -- this right-wing fringe to play on the right wing to allow him to play in the more centrist position. remember that we spent 30 years under hosni mubarak and now supported by five u.s. administrations to create deep anti-u.s. sentiment and
that boned up the security on that very street we share with the british embassy back in 2003 when the iraq war broke out. and then it was bolstered again in 2011 during the arab spring. how did these people get to the position they got to? where was the security? >> again, ashleigh, that's what many are asking. just -- you know, about ten days ago egyptians marched on to the embassy to protest the horrendous -- syrians there and the regime and egyptian security forces beat many people up...
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the war in iraq is over. american troops have come home. we've begun a transition in afghanistan, and america and our allies will end our war on schedule in 2014. al qaeda has been weakened and osama bin laden is no more. nations have come together to lock down nuclear materials and america and russia are reducing our arsenals. we have seen hard choices made from cairo to put more power in the hands of citizens. at a time of economic challenge, the world has come together to broaden prosperity. through the g-20 we have partnered with emerging countries to keep the world on the path of recovery. america's pursuit and development agenda that fuels growth and breaks dependency and worked with african leaders to help them feed their nations. new partnerships have been forged to combat corruption and promote government that is open and transparent and new commitments have been made through the equal futures partnership to ensure that women and girls can fully participate in politics and pursue opportunity. and later today i will discuss our effo
the war in iraq is over. american troops have come home. we've begun a transition in afghanistan, and america and our allies will end our war on schedule in 2014. al qaeda has been weakened and osama bin laden is no more. nations have come together to lock down nuclear materials and america and russia are reducing our arsenals. we have seen hard choices made from cairo to put more power in the hands of citizens. at a time of economic challenge, the world has come together to broaden prosperity....
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with multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. after retiring, he worked as a nurse in his wife's dental practice. sean smith was a computer expert, an air force veteran and was with support and service for ten years. he was married with two children. also killed was former navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty from massachusetts. a private security contractor, he was in libya searching for a shoulder launch antiaircraft missiles, a high u.s. government priority after the fall of moammar gadhafi. >> so deeply saddening, it also makes us aware, though, of the kind of role that people like chris and over the years are playing, unsung, but the critical role that they play. >> glen lived his life to the fullest. he was my brother, but if you asked his friends, he was their brother as well. >> i'm sure my son went down fighting. i don't know the ins and outs of it. i haven't been told. but i'm sure he went down fighting. i'm sure he did. i just hope his last moments weren't painful. >> they are now coming home. the transfer of remains, ceremony,
with multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. after retiring, he worked as a nurse in his wife's dental practice. sean smith was a computer expert, an air force veteran and was with support and service for ten years. he was married with two children. also killed was former navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty from massachusetts. a private security contractor, he was in libya searching for a shoulder launch antiaircraft missiles, a high u.s. government priority after the fall of moammar gadhafi. >>...
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invasion of iraq, it was impossible and beaten back and again, i do not call for beating any peaceful protesters, because the riot police here are notoriously brutal, and so that first day when it was very little security response that left a gap and people were wondering where's the government, and was the president was, and yes, it is the responsibility of the government to protect a foreign embassy, because it is considered foreign territory, but again, the last thing i want is any brutality from the egyptian police force and i u support peaceful protests. it is not worth it to get into violence whether it is a film or political manipulation of people's sensitivities. >> i mean, i would think that it might be a little difficult, because we have seen some violence on the part of those protesters as far as climbing the walls and throwing molotov cocktails. >> yes, that is what i am saying. i am saying on both sides, we are seeing an escalation which is utterly unnecessary. the last thing we want to see is the escalation on both sides being used as an excuse to bring back emergency la
invasion of iraq, it was impossible and beaten back and again, i do not call for beating any peaceful protesters, because the riot police here are notoriously brutal, and so that first day when it was very little security response that left a gap and people were wondering where's the government, and was the president was, and yes, it is the responsibility of the government to protect a foreign embassy, because it is considered foreign territory, but again, the last thing i want is any brutality...
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bush talked about before going to war against iraq. joining me now is john alderman, director of the middle east program at the center for strategic and international studies. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> what is -- we'll start with the red line. what is the red line for the u.s. when dealing with the new threats in the middle east? right now the marines are protecting the consulates and the embassies, and those two destroyers are there just on standby, but what is the line for those men and women to go into action? >> look, i think the real line is when you start feeling that you have a state or a state force taking action. what seems to be going on here, seems to me is three different things. one is you have yet another effort to get activists excited about protecting what's in danger, in this case islam. we saw it with the danish cartoons case seven years ago. we've seen it periodically. second, have you new political leaders who used to be on the protesting side who now have to figure out what's the national interest,
bush talked about before going to war against iraq. joining me now is john alderman, director of the middle east program at the center for strategic and international studies. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> what is -- we'll start with the red line. what is the red line for the u.s. when dealing with the new threats in the middle east? right now the marines are protecting the consulates and the embassies, and those two destroyers are there just on standby, but what is the...
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i was in charge of the fbi team in iraq in 2011 and we were on site at the u.n. bombing within an hour. even those kind of sites, that kind of speed, it is still difficult when you don't have a local police that are effective and trained and professional and know what they're doing to be able to secure a crime scene. >> so why do you suppose the libyan government isn't allowing the fbi into benghazi or to question the suspects that the libyan government says it questioned? >> i think they are afraid of retaliation by the al qaeda groups that you are in the country there. i think, frankly, they are afraid of allowing the fbi or anybody else into ben plaza guy because of the risk to them if they go in there. they don't want a team of fbi agents. bad enough politically for them worldwide that an ambassador has been killed. it won't be any better if a team of fbi agents go in and also get killed by local attacks. it is a very difficult situation for the fbi to be waiting for assurance. they are still done conn dungting investigation, as fran townsend mentioned. inter
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the killing of american soldiers in iraq and continue to do so in afghanistan. and before that, iranian proxies killed hundreds of american troops in beirut and in saudi arabia. they've turned lebanon and gaza in to terrorist strongholds embedding nearly 100,000 missiles and rockets in civilian areas. thousands of these rockets and missiles, already been fired at israeli communities by their terrorist proxies. in the last year, they've spread their international terror networks to two dozen countries across five continents. from india and thailand to kenya and bulgaria. they plotted to blow up a restaurant a few blocks from the white house in order to kill a diplomat. and of course, iran's rulers ll fo israel's the locaust. destruction almost on a daily basis as they did again th week from the united nations. so, i ask you, given this record of iranian aggression without nuclear weapons, just imagine iranian aggression with nuclear weapons. imagine their long-range missiles tipped with nuclear weap warheads. their terror networks armed with atomic bombs. whom am
the killing of american soldiers in iraq and continue to do so in afghanistan. and before that, iranian proxies killed hundreds of american troops in beirut and in saudi arabia. they've turned lebanon and gaza in to terrorist strongholds embedding nearly 100,000 missiles and rockets in civilian areas. thousands of these rockets and missiles, already been fired at israeli communities by their terrorist proxies. in the last year, they've spread their international terror networks to two dozen...
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i was in iraq in november last year and did a story on christians there. their population in the country prewar was about 1.2 million. now about 500,000. the rest have fled or been killed. i went to a church service there with enompls security around it because they feared being bombed. you've got -- in syria they are fearing because they were supporters of the government. they're fearing the hard line islamists who are now working perhaps with the free syrian army, many of them from outside the country threatening them. a lot of them have fled to lebanon. in egypt have the christians who have had violence brought upon them. made worse by this film which apparently had heavy involvement of at least one coptic christian. >> that was egyptian. >> that was egyptian-born. >> i can imagine security there is pretty tight, seeing if people are going to try to get revenge. the pope speaks out, then do you think there is any kind of impact that he has when it comes to the extremist elements, of 5u8 of these faiths some. >> it's hard to tell. i think extremists are
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special representative for iraq is condemning the attacks. one of the bombs went off near the french consulate. >> these attacks happen at least once a month now. it's just a coordinated attack on various cities once a month. this is certainly not the worst attack this year. death tolls of more than 100 in one day. no one has claimed responsibility but even after the u.s. troops have left iraq is still fighting various groups including local wing of al qaeda and former member on the party. certainly a dark day for iraq but not the bloodiest we have seen this year. >> violence have been on the rise in iraq. 325 people were killed in july. >>> right now to sir i where there is no end to the deadly violence there. according to the opposition government forces are dropping barrel bombs filled in tnt, nails and fuel. at least 117 people have been killed across the country today. back in the u.s. senator john mccain is blasting president obama for not doing enough to help syrians. >> this administration has proudly said they lead from behind. the p
special representative for iraq is condemning the attacks. one of the bombs went off near the french consulate. >> these attacks happen at least once a month now. it's just a coordinated attack on various cities once a month. this is certainly not the worst attack this year. death tolls of more than 100 in one day. no one has claimed responsibility but even after the u.s. troops have left iraq is still fighting various groups including local wing of al qaeda and former member on the...
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the iraq -- they've been looking for some other country to take them. there have been a lot of efforts by the united nations to get rid of them, sentenced them to third countries. the iraqis don't want them there, and over the last several months there's been a reeffort to resettle them in another place in iraq, get rid of this camp and so there's been a lot of debate within the administration about the behavior of this group because they're considered -- a lot of people in the administration -- to be a cult, if you will, and they've been really giving the united states and the united nations a headache as they've been moving from this camp ashraf, so one of the secretary of state hillary clinton -- the group was that they decided move. they cooperated with the international community, but there's -- it's been the subject of a real contentious debate within the administration over whether they should delist, but at the end of the day they didn't meet the criteria for staying on the list. now to the president of the united states. thank you, ellise. the
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bush who declared a line in the sand against iraq after iraq's invasion of kuwait in 1990. now president obama is talking about a new line, a red line in the sand. >> president barack obama and governor mitt romney agree on two crucial national security issues. iran will not be allowed to go nuclear and syria will not use its chemical weapons. but if it looks like either -- >> on syria -- >> it we have been very clear to the assaad regime, but also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my call coup plus. >> the white house won't say what it will do if the red line is crossed. seizing dozens of chemical weapons sites would be tough, requiring tens of thousands of troops on the ground. romney has called for covert action. >> watching what's happened in syria, from a dispassionate distan distance, i would be leading in syria, by encouraging our friends there, like the turks and the saudis. >> but he hasn't said how or when he would use u.s. troops. the bottom
bush who declared a line in the sand against iraq after iraq's invasion of kuwait in 1990. now president obama is talking about a new line, a red line in the sand. >> president barack obama and governor mitt romney agree on two crucial national security issues. iran will not be allowed to go nuclear and syria will not use its chemical weapons. but if it looks like either -- >> on syria -- >> it we have been very clear to the assaad regime, but also to other players on the...
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there is a larger suspicion of the united states in the wake of the war in iraq and the war on terrorism and these kinds of things. but it really comes down to small groups that there is very little that the united states can do about to stop them. some of them are powerful. some of them are armed. but you have to keep in mind the overall, the populations of these countries, well, they may be outraged by this film, and feel justified about that, they don't agree with attacking -- >> let's take the opposite approach. many are wondering why do we keep helping countries who don't appreciate it? why do we give them our resources? >> first of l, the goal of the film, insigcite, just this kind anger, firing mortars and well coordinated attacks to break this relationship between the united states and an emerging arab world that is totally changed, that is embracing democracy, that's why you stay the course. >> i want to focus on egypt for a bit today. today, the muslim brotherhood canceled all the protests there outside of the cairo, the movie about the movie in cairo and mohammad morrissey is
there is a larger suspicion of the united states in the wake of the war in iraq and the war on terrorism and these kinds of things. but it really comes down to small groups that there is very little that the united states can do about to stop them. some of them are powerful. some of them are armed. but you have to keep in mind the overall, the populations of these countries, well, they may be outraged by this film, and feel justified about that, they don't agree with attacking -- >> let's...
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sunni insurgents belonging to al qaeda in iraq claiming responsibility. you might sum this up in one word. mess. ivan watson is monitoring the developments from istanbul. last i checked the americans spent over $800 billion and a lot of blood in trying to ensure that iraq was somewhat stable. is this headed towards complete loss and a waste of our time and energy? >> reporter: well, it certainly doesn't look good. sunday's bombings killing 94 people at least, more than 300 wounded last summer as a result of similar bombings, the worst violence and death toll in nearly two years, and the country is locked in political paralysis as well. not only is the vice president a fugitive living in exile here in turkey and facing a death penalty, but also the government has been unable to come up with a deal between the rival sectarian factions and political parties to appoint the top three security posts, the defense minister, the interior instemin and the head of the secret police and intelligence agency as well. it does not bode well. there were efforts to get the
sunni insurgents belonging to al qaeda in iraq claiming responsibility. you might sum this up in one word. mess. ivan watson is monitoring the developments from istanbul. last i checked the americans spent over $800 billion and a lot of blood in trying to ensure that iraq was somewhat stable. is this headed towards complete loss and a waste of our time and energy? >> reporter: well, it certainly doesn't look good. sunday's bombings killing 94 people at least, more than 300 wounded last...
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is it a fair comparison, you know, to compare what's happening now with iran to what happened with iraq? >> no, i don't think so. i think what -- what needs to take place is that, first of all, the conditions are far different. in the use of not only military force, u.s. military force and then coalescing an international community that has now been frankly jaded yet is staying the course in that part of the world. and so what we have right now is iran, clearly a bit of an outlier in the arab community in that part of the world clearly is vulnerable. but it has its allies and it has its capabilities. those need to be degrade and they can be degraded. so i don't think we would see a similar type of coalescing of an international body and that type of a large military application of force. but, clearly, united states can do that if they chose to do it. and israel certainly would be a part of that. >> general, thanks so much. >> thanks, carol. >>> president obama taking action against china. what he says the country's government is doing that's taking money out of your pocket. [ male annou
is it a fair comparison, you know, to compare what's happening now with iran to what happened with iraq? >> no, i don't think so. i think what -- what needs to take place is that, first of all, the conditions are far different. in the use of not only military force, u.s. military force and then coalescing an international community that has now been frankly jaded yet is staying the course in that part of the world. and so what we have right now is iran, clearly a bit of an outlier in the...
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it is the deadliest day in iraq for nearly a month. shiite muslim communities appear to be the main targets of the attacks. the violence comes days after dozens of dangerous prisoners broke out of a jail in northern iraq. >>> in los angeles crews are working quickly to finish this bridge dem nigs over the 405 freeway. some scary, scary moments when a portion of the mulholland bridge came down unexpectedly, narrowly missing a couple of workers. it was feared the construction would cause massive traffic jams on one of the nation's busiest freeways. so far those fears have not come true. the 405 is expected to open back up at 5:00 a.m. local time tomorrow morning in time for work. >>> a possible break involving a missing university of florida student. his backpack has been found at the home of a teenager now charged with the student's murder. gainesville police say blood was found in the car belonging to 18-year-old pedro bravo. bravo allegedly told police he and 18-year-old christian aguilera the night aguilera was last scene. he disappe
it is the deadliest day in iraq for nearly a month. shiite muslim communities appear to be the main targets of the attacks. the violence comes days after dozens of dangerous prisoners broke out of a jail in northern iraq. >>> in los angeles crews are working quickly to finish this bridge dem nigs over the 405 freeway. some scary, scary moments when a portion of the mulholland bridge came down unexpectedly, narrowly missing a couple of workers. it was feared the construction would cause...
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there is himself a numb home grown jihadists who taught in iraq. and, yes, they are looking not only to the fall of assad, but creating the american militant. >> is this al qaeda? >> not necessarily at all. and i think you have to future in perspective that these are people that have come to file for their own ropes. this there are some from europe, so many fighters that he saw coming in from france or other european states, you look at the unemployment level there you can young men with no live, just like iraq, this become as magnet for them. ivan watson told me he flew to turkey on a plane load just libyans on board that plane. so they are present. they are on the ground. but it doesn't mean al qaeda. and remember this, what was the fate of those in jihadist fighters in iraq? i saw them lined up on their knees with smuslims behind them respect forced to leave or killed outright. >> and of course the obama administration has sai syrians should determine their own future. but should the u.s. be concerned about islamists getting in as part of -- >>
there is himself a numb home grown jihadists who taught in iraq. and, yes, they are looking not only to the fall of assad, but creating the american militant. >> is this al qaeda? >> not necessarily at all. and i think you have to future in perspective that these are people that have come to file for their own ropes. this there are some from europe, so many fighters that he saw coming in from france or other european states, you look at the unemployment level there you can young men...
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first, veterans returning from wars in iraq and afghanistan often come home to fight another battle to find a job. one army vet tried to use what he learned in the military to start a business. here is this week's, how we got started. >>> in 2003, i was deployed with the 101st airborne division as part of operation iraqi freedom. when i came home, i didn't have a plan. i decided to do something i was good at. when i was a leader in the army, you are asked to weed soldiers into combat situations that are stressful. being trained for that allowed me to have the courage and the confidence to be able to do what i did in the army on the civilian side. >> reporter: in 2008, he started empower in middleton, connecticut. it's an outdoor facility that teaches. >> get them a step out of the comfort zone and push themselves more. they are going to learn and grow from that. >> reporter: he used different networking to help it succeed. >> using chamber of commerce and organizations that are willing to help veterans. good posture. >> reporter: the company has been profitable since 2009. he has emplo
first, veterans returning from wars in iraq and afghanistan often come home to fight another battle to find a job. one army vet tried to use what he learned in the military to start a business. here is this week's, how we got started. >>> in 2003, i was deployed with the 101st airborne division as part of operation iraqi freedom. when i came home, i didn't have a plan. i decided to do something i was good at. when i was a leader in the army, you are asked to weed soldiers into combat...